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    This document provides an introduction to sustainability. It discusses key sustainability themes such as population, food security, species and ecosystems, energy, and water. These themes are addressed in reports from 1987, 1999, and 2002. The document also includes the UN's definition of sustainable development, consequences of unsustainability, and reflections on technology, nature, and climate change.

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    Introduction to Sustainability

    Jonathan Tomkin, PhD University of Illinois

    Introduction to Sustainability

    Sustainable Prairie Grass Cycle

    Diagrams of Sustainability

    Limits to Growth

    Sustainability Themes

    Sustainability Themes: Introduction


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey
    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

    Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda


    Health Agriculture Biodiversity

    Energy Industry Cities -

    Energy Water

    Sustainability Themes: Population


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources


    Energy Industry Cities -

    Health Agriculture Biodiversity


    Energy Water

    Sustainability Themes: Food Security


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources


    Energy Industry Cities -

    Health Agriculture Biodiversity


    Energy Water

    Sustainability Themes: Species & Ecosystems


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey
    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

    Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda


    Health Agriculture Biodiversity

    Energy Industry Cities -

    Energy Water

    Sustainability Themes: Energy


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources


    Energy Industry Cities -

    Health Agriculture Biodiversity


    Energy Water

    Sustainability Themes: Water


    WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

    Human Population Agriculture Living Resources


    Energy Industry Cities -

    Health Agriculture Biodiversity


    Energy Water

    Colony Collapse Disorder

    Sustainability Definition
    Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

    generations to meet their own needs.

    UN definition

    Sustainability Consequences

    Sustainability Consequences

    Reflection: Better Use of Technology

    Wild places

    Reflection: Natural World

    Reflection: Climate Change

    drought

    Sustainable Earth
    Summary

    References (1)

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    ONeill, John. 2008. 2003 Mazda 6 (GG) Classic hatchback. Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2003_Mazda_6_%28GG%29_Classic_hatchback_01.jpg Rauenstein. 2005. Stone Age village in Damshagen, Germany. Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kussow,_Steinzeitdorf.jpg Veenhoven, Tjeerd. 2011. Carbon Strand Bike. Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carbon_Bike_Tjeerd_Veenhoven.jpg Harrison, JJ. 2010. Three Sisters Sunset. Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Sisters_Sunset.jpg Koza1983. 2012. PS20 and PS10 in Andalusia, Spain. Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PS20andPS10.jpg Guttierez, Tony. 2011. Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across a cracked lake bed in San Angelo, Texas. USAToday. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/story/2012-07-10/texas-heat-drought-globalwarming/56132472/1

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